English writing and reading G5-6-Ms.Ray (1 on 1)-4lessons

Description

Course Description

This class is designed to teach grade 5-6 students in the matters of English Writing.  Every week we will focus on 5 vocabulary prefixes/suffixes that will enable students to determine meaning of multiple words and increase their vocabulary.  During the course we will cover three main types of writing: Informational, Narrative or storytelling, and Opinion Writing. We will also spend some time reading different passages that are good examples of these types of writing,

Knowledge and skills (What you’ll learn)

• Students will learn about non-fiction , informational Books and the various types of writing.
• Structure of an essay including introduction, thesis, body paragraphs and
  conclusion.
• Write about History such as the Boston Tea Party, World War 2 and other important parts of history.
• Write an informative essay paying close attention to the source of their findings.
• Adding details and examples with a bibliography.
• Understanding the Elements of a great story.
• Drafting the informative essay : brainstorming, outlining, drafting.
• Completion of the informative essay using editing and proof reading
  methods.

Target Students:

5-6th graders

Class Activities:

We will each write a story (most -narrative), writing a bit of the story each class.

Step 1 – post at least 1 page of story at least 24 hours before class begins

Step 2 – everyone read each other’s papers, and make “comments” on them if you see something that can be improved

Step 3 – during class, we will go through those things together

About the teacher

Mr Ray , 7 years of teaching experience, worked at  local middle school as an English Language Arts Teacher . He taught 6th-12th grade students reading and writing for literature and informational texts. His teaching philosophy is to see to every student’s unique needs and demands. He like to use wide range of formative and summative class activities to closely monitor students’ growth. In 2017-2018, he worked with 22% on-grade-level students at the beginning of the school year. By the end of the year, the End Of Grade Exam data have shown that 64%  of his students have achieved on/above Grade level. 

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